jlpservicesinc Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 As usual I pick up and do things that should not be done according to everyone else.. With this I decided to bring a unique item to the NYSDB fall meet which I demonstrated at and this gave an opportunity to show the method.. Of course I suggested to use clean 1084 to the like to start the taco aspect.. But I just used a dirty old rasp and some mild steel with mill scale on it. I'll keep the thread updated as work progresses.. The basic method was shown, then I showed how to do the layout for the hilt and tip areas.. This was forged to shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Very nice. Thanks for posting the pictures of the process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted October 19 Author Share Posted October 19 Thanks Les.. Latticino, you can see by the photos nearly all the hammer blows are in the middle of the flat.. I switched to a more rounded faced hammer which I should have just stuck with my dogs head.. would have been better.. The lines are decent.. Keeping the file flat is how the results are obtained. The tip is the hardest part as it's a diverging forging from the spine, the side bevel and then a slight upset where the tip joins the other 2. 20241019_141507.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 The sequence of photos shows the progress of the filing nicely...well done. LOTSA FILING THOUGH!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted Tuesday at 01:29 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:29 AM Arkie, not that bad.. about 1hr. I use old horse rasps so the cut is very course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted Wednesday at 10:16 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:16 PM With the care and skill you impart on your work, that blade should turn out absolutely beautiful and functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davor Posted yesterday at 09:49 AM Share Posted yesterday at 09:49 AM That is cool. Do you do it by hand or with a power hammer? I can’t play the video, if you showed it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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